Durium Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 FATS WALLER He had not seen any of them before they were given to him in the studio. Before each number was recorded, Fats would run it down on the piano and then we would go over it a couple of times to set the solos and get the idea out what riff Sedric and I were going to play in certain spots. Then we'd rehearse once. With Fats, we fell into the groove from the start.((Bill Coleman) Fats Waller: A Day At The Set (1935) Keep swinging Durium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Fascinating stuff! Thanks for posting this, Durium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat5 Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Nice read. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Thanks a lot for posting that. It was very enjoyable to read. That was a great session, and "Night Wind" is an absolute classic. I wish Fats had recorded more Rhythm tracks on the organ, but it was a long trek over to Camden from New York. Much the same information is in Dan Morgenstern's excellent notes for the first RCA box set of the Rhythm recordings - sadly, long OOP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold_Z Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Great reading! Thanks Durium! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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